Species: Calcarius lapponicus

Lapland Longspur

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Salish Sea-reliant birds

Terrestrial vertebrates: birds

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Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Craniata

Class

Aves

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Emberizidae

Genus

Calcarius

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Classification

Other Global Common Names

Escribano Ártico - bruant lapon

Informal Taxonomy

Animals, Vertebrates - Birds - Perching Birds

Formal Taxonomy

Animalia - Craniata - Aves - Passeriformes - Emberizidae - Calcarius - Zink et al. (1995) found no evidence of genetic differentiation between populations in Asian and North American sides of Beringia.

Ecology and Life History

Migration

false - false - true - Starts northward migration in March, arrives on breeding grounds usually April-June (Terres 1980), mainly May in Beaufort Sea region; most depart Beaufort Sea area by end of August (Johnson and Herter 1989).

Non-migrant

false

Locally Migrant

false

Food Comments

Feeds on insects and seeds during the summer; eats mostly seeds during the winter.

Reproduction Comments

Eggs are laid beginning in early June in coastal areas of Beaufort Sea region. Clutch size is 3-7 (usually 4-6). Incubation, by female, lasts 12-13 days (Terres 1980). Young are tended by both adults, leave nest at 8-10 days, fly at about 12 days. Each adult separately feeds part of brood for 15 days more after nest departure. Males may nate with and assist at nest of more than one female in a season (Johnson and Herter 1989). Breeding density ranges up to 200+ birds per sq km in some areas on northern Alaska (Johnson and Herter 1989).

Ecology Comments

Often seen in flocks, frequently in association with horned larks, snow buntings, or pipits. Breeding territories 3-8 hectares (Tryon and McLean 1980).

Length

Weight

Conservation Status

NatureServe Global Status Rank

Global Status Last Reviewed

1996-12-04

Global Status Last Changed

1996-12-04

Other Status

LC - Least concern

Distribution

Conservation Status Map

Global Range

Circumpolar. BREEDS: Alaska, northern Canada (including arctic archipelago), Greenland, northern Eurasia. WINTERS: in North America mainly from southern Canada south to southeastern California, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Maryland (rarely farther south); also in Old World.

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